As the number of tests increased, I started a new benchmark page as a permalink without dates (but updates). The tests are going to be updated on this page (in…
Experimenting Can Cause Breakdown
It had to happen: playing with my WordPress finally killed it. I have not lost anything but a little time. This website will be back up to full speed soon with…
A Pi for a Champ
Okay, self congratulations are probably not a good sign of humility, but I still wanted to share the news with you, my loyal readers. After being an IBM Champion in…
Finally a Simple Way to Build Business Apps in the Cloud?
Simplicité Software is available in the United States (and the rest of the world), through the IBM Bluemix platform. Simplicité is a development platform designed at developing business apps. What’s…
Benchmarking microSD on the Raspberry Pi, a Detailed Methodology
Following the success of my article on benchmarking microSD cards on the Raspberry Pi, I wanted to describe the methodology I used. It may sound boring to some, but it can…
Five 64GB microSD Cards Benchmarked for the Raspberry Pi
When you design a computer, whatever its usage is (server, desktop, IoT), at some point, you need to think about storage. This is no different with the Raspberry Pi. Sure,…
Welcome Pi 3
So I received my Raspberry Pi 3. If you are slightly interested in Raspberry Pi, you are already aware of its release as of February 29th. Now that I am…
Placemeter, or how to Quantify Real Stuff in this Digitalized World
If I understood the value prop correctly, Placemeter is to brick and mortar what Google Analytics is to the web. When I met Alexandre (Alex) Winter, their CEO, I was…
More Transparency Thanks to Data
OpenDataSoft is helping communities build portals where data can be easily accessible. Such communities can be cities, counties, universities, governments, and so on. Data can be traffic, school results, crime,…
OVH Plans Development in the US, Reveals Massive Investment Plan
OVH is one of France’s unicorn. Although it is privately held, there is no way to make a public valuation, but the hosting & cloud supplier can be valued over…